Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 GOG is losing money and refocusing on ‘handpicked selection of games’ WWW.THEVERGE.COM "Its performance does present a challenge." Quote CD Projekt says its GOG games storefront will put more focus on offering “a handpicked selection of games” and transfer some developers to other projects, following ongoing financial losses at the division. “Regarding GOG, its performance does present a challenge, and recently we’ve taken measures to improve its financial standing,” CD Projekt CFO Piotr Nielubowicz told investors on a quarterly earnings call. “First and foremost, we’ve decided that GOG should focus more on its core business activity, which means offering a handpicked selection of games with its unique DRM-free philosophy. In line with this approach, there will be changes in the team structure.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Epic's plan is working! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Going to be sad if one of these (now) longstanding storefronts goes away. Hopefully they'll still be able to hold on, Galaxy 2.0 is still a decent cross-store aggregator for those who don't have time for another alternative like Playnite or Launchbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 They need to stick with the 'O' in the GOG. That was the main draw back in the day. I know that DRM-free "new" games are appealing, but that's probably where most of their money is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imthesoldier Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 5 hours ago, XxEvil AshxX said: They need to stick with the 'O' in the GOG. That was the main draw back in the day. I know that DRM-free "new" games are appealing, but that's probably where most of their money is going. Couldn't agree more. I love that they provide their service as DRM-free, plus putting older games on there. I know Steam does a pretty good job of also providing older games, but of course, those are tied to the service itself, and thus not DRM-free. It would even be cooler if older console games could be introduced, but licensing, and other legal issues would be quite rampant to the point it would never get off the ground. Speaking of getting off the ground, I seriously want No One Lives Forever 1 & 2 to be brought back, which I know Nightdive Studios wanted to do that until legal reasons with the copyright holders filed to have it stopped (I believe it was because no one actually knows who legitimately owns the game, and is in legal limbo). That said, I do know of a "mod" that allows those games to run unofficially on modern systems with widescreen support, no-CD crack, and such. GOG is supposed to be that platform for games that otherwise would be lost to time, sort of an official archive for PC games, and would love to see it continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 3 hours ago, imthesoldier said: Couldn't agree more. I love that they provide their service as DRM-free, plus putting older games on there. I know Steam does a pretty good job of also providing older games, but of course, those are tied to the service itself, and thus not DRM-free. Actually, there's a fair selection of games on Steam that are DRM-free. As in, you download them from Steam and can just copy the contents wherever you want, don't need Steam running, etc. Developers are the ones who choose to use things like Steamworks or whatever the basic Steam-must-be-open DRM is. Only exception, I think, is that they still require a first launch with Steam open to finish the installation. List of DRM-free games | SteamWiki | Fandom STEAM.FANDOM.COM This is a list of games and software available on Steam that do not require the use of the Steam client itself (after the game or software is downloaded using the client), do not contain any third-party DRM (Games for Windows - LIVE, Uplay, Denuvo Anti-Tamper, etc.), or the optional Valve CEG (Custom Executable Generation) Steam component, making them effectively launcher-free applications once downloaded. This means that you can copy the... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imthesoldier Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 4:02 PM, Xbob42 said: Actually, there's a fair selection of games on Steam that are DRM-free. As in, you download them from Steam and can just copy the contents wherever you want, don't need Steam running, etc. Developers are the ones who choose to use things like Steamworks or whatever the basic Steam-must-be-open DRM is. Only exception, I think, is that they still require a first launch with Steam open to finish the installation. List of DRM-free games | SteamWiki | Fandom STEAM.FANDOM.COM This is a list of games and software available on Steam that do not require the use of the Steam client itself (after the game or software is downloaded using the client), do not contain any third-party DRM (Games for Windows - LIVE, Uplay, Denuvo Anti-Tamper, etc.), or the optional Valve CEG (Custom Executable Generation) Steam component, making them effectively launcher-free applications once downloaded... Well, blow me sideways. Learned something new today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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